Focus on Geoinformation Users

摘要

Maps have always been important for communicating geographic information to their users. However, although cartographers in the past may have conducted research into how people work with maps, they often did not have the resources to produce multiple versions of maps that had been redesigned based on their findings. Today, cartography is dynamic and interactive: maps change when users interact with them on online and mobile platforms. Producing maps is now easier and cheaper than ever before, and technology has opened up new possibilities for conducting better user research. The latter has 'paid off on many occasions already, as illustrated by the design improvements to Google Maps for instance.